Nursing Specialisation: Public Health Care (75 ECTS credits)


A specialist nurse has extensive nursing and medical knowledge in a specific health care area. A primary health care nurse assesses, plans, performs and evaluates the nursing process involving individuals and their experiences of health and ill health, which means identifying illness, symptoms, and functional reduction as well as self-care needs and resources for promoting health and adjustment to a changed life situation.


Education level: Master’s level
Prerequisites: Admission requirements:- A Nursing licence issued by the Social Welfare Agency- Bachelor"s degree in health care or nursing, 180 ECTS cr including a degree project, 15 ECTS cr equivalent qualifications- professional experience in nursing corresponding to at least 24 months full-time, and- upper secondary level Swedish B/Swedish as a second language B and English A.

"Nursing Specialisation: Public Health Care" starts:

Term Mode of study Application*
Autumn -13 Distance (Place of study: Karlstad)
* The online application service at antagning.se opens about one month before application deadline.